The Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) outlined the 10 most critical patient safety concerns expected to impact healthcare industries in 2026. The safety concerns are determined by insights gathered from senior executives from across the healthcare field.
After releasing its General Compliance Program Guidance in 2023, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is continuing to deliver supplemental guides geared toward specific subsectors of the healthcare industry....Read More »
When comparing admissions late in the COVID-19 pandemic with pre-pandemic, mortality rates were elevated for Medicare beneficiaries who had cardiovascular risk factors or established cardiovascular disease, according to a study...Read More »
According to a recent study published in The Lancet examining global trends, mortality rates for most major causes have declined since 1990, with the global age-standardized mortality rate...Read More »
Mortality has been a publicly reported quality metric on Medicare.gov for nearly a decade. This metric allows for the comparison of death rates across various conditions that CDI programs are involved in reviewing. To help CDI professionals gain a...Read More »
CMS recently revised Chapter 4 of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual to provide Method II critical access hospitals (CAH) with updated billing requirements for professional emergency services performed in the...Read More »
